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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009r 2010r 2011r 2012p
Contracted (acres).......................................................34,302 37,204 34,138 18,397 29,653 30,379 33,598 30,528
Planted (acres)............................................................34,595 37,537 34,302 18,270 29,995 31,109 33,672 30,527
Harvested (acres)..........................................................33,667 36,992 34,067 18,211 23,128 30,360 33,307 30,306
Production (tonnes)...........................................................668,141 963,165 853,669 385,219 526,686 573,640 784,500 827,434
Avg. Yield (tonnes/acre)..................................................19 85 26.04 25.06 21.15 22.77 18.90 28.45 27.30
Market Price
Beets ($/tonne)...............................................................45 02 40.58 43.24 45.73 44.05 53.12 53.52 -
Sugar Content % (1)..............................................................19 06 18.49 18.79 18.45 18.10 18.59 19.35 19.35
(1) Factory sugar content.
Source: Alberta Sugar Beet Growers; and Statistics Canada, CANSIM Database Table Number 001-0010
2005r 2006r 2007r 2008 2009 2010r 2011 2012p
Beans, Green or Wax........................................................................................................200 x 175 260 x x x 310
Cabbage........................................................................350 x x 395 x 379 363 x
Carrots...........................................................................815 x 755 x 415 249 266 281
Corn, Sweet.........................................................................3,465 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,800 3,282 3,988 3,253
Cucumbers......................................................................75 55 20 40 x 41 48 46
Dry Onions....................................................................1,150 1,100 1,200 x x x x x
Green Peas........................................................................5,070 4,800 4,200 4,100 4,065 2,414 3,089 3,114
Total Area...........................................................................11,125 9,955 10,350 8,795 8,280 6,365 7,754 7,004
Beans, Green or Wax........................................................................................................272 x 181 209 x x x 410
Cabbage........................................................................2,005 x x x x 3,774 2,488 2,727
Carrots...........................................................................6,248 x 6,355 x 2,697 1,528 1,851 1,943
Corn, Sweet.........................................................................12,247 14,742 14,560 14,515 15,422 13,440 12,667 13,791
Cucumbers......................................................................159 177 52 156 x 36 79 65
Dry Onions....................................................................15,195 17,237 x 5,761 x x x x
Green Peas........................................................................7,682 6,804 5,557 5,579 7,023 2,590 3,776 4,159
Total Production...............................................................43,808 38,960 26,705 26,220 25,142 21,368 20,861 23,095 838
Beans, Green or Wax........................................................................................................530 x 350 510 516 622 x 585
Cabbage.............................................................1,100 x x x x 1,936 1,572 1,981
Carrots................................................................4,910 x 2,510 x x 1,811 2,230 2,367
Corn, Sweet.........................................................................3,440 x 2,975 3,400 x 2,857 3,327 3,321
Cucumbers......................................................................320 270 55 220 x 104 229 217
Dry Onions....................................................................5,000 6,000 x 2,600 x x x x
Green Peas........................................................................2,665 1,700 1,950 1,900 2,326 800 1,551 1,665
Total Value.................................................................................................17,965 7,970 7,840 8,630 2,842 8,130 8,909 10,136
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Database Table Number 001-0013; and Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data Development
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Table 95: Sugar Beet Industry, Alberta, 2005-2012
Table 96: Major Commercial Vegetable Production, Alberta, 2005-2012
Harvested Area - Acres
Production - tonnes
Total Value - $'000
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